Three Kingdoms King of the North

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Hearing Guo Jia mention the three of Liu, Guan and Zhang, Han Zhan couldn't help but thump in his heart, and secretly said that although they were small in number, their strength should not be underestimated.Once they join forces with Gongsun Zan, it may not be easy to seize the land of Youzhou.

"My lord," seeing Han Zhan's absent-minded look, Guo Jia quickly asked, "What are you thinking?"

"Feng Xiao," Han Zhan breathed out, and then said, "Liu Bei's two righteous brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, both have undeserved courage, and even Yuan Benchu's Yan Liangchou is no match for them. The Marquis is worried that if we start a war with Youzhou in the future, Liu, Guan and Zhang will be our formidable enemies."

Knowing that Han Zhan was worried about this matter, Guo Jia couldn't help laughing: "Master, I was worried about this matter. From Jia's point of view, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are brave, there is no need to worry. Wait until our army fights you. When the state war started, Jialue used a trick to make Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan turn against each other. Even if Liu Xuande didn't help us, he wouldn't help Gongsun Zan again, and it would be a piece of cake to defeat Gongsun Zan."

Although Guo Jia is the best military advisor in the Three Kingdoms, Han Zhan still has doubts about what he said: "Feng Xiao, Gongsun Zan occupies a state, and has enough soldiers and food. If the two sides start a war, it may be protracted. "

On the second day after the Xiahou brothers and sisters left, Han Zhan felt that he had nothing to do in Yecheng, so he said to Guo Jia, "Fengxiao, I plan to go back to Sheguo County, I wonder if you are interested in getting there?"

Guo Jia met Han Zhan in Sheguo County, and even if Han Zhan didn't tell him, he would never forget there.At this moment, when Han Zhan mentioned it, he immediately smiled and said, "My lord has an order, and my subordinates dare not obey me! I would like to go to Sheguo County with my lord."

Knowing that Han Zhan planned to return to Sheguo County, Rob asked a little embarrassedly: "My lord, if I want to go back to Sheguo County, I wonder if I can bring Bagu with me. She has been away from Sheguo County for too long, and I am worried about the people there. There is no one to take care of the business, so I want to go back and have a look.”

Although Luo Bu and Ba Gu have not yet officially married, Han Zhan has already regarded Ba Gu as Rob's daughter-in-law.Since it was his confidant's request, Han Zhan naturally had no reason to object, so he nodded and said, "Go back and ask Bagu to clean up, we're leaving early tomorrow morning."

Han Zhan handed over the affairs of Yecheng to Xun Yu, and early the next morning, he led Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Chen Dao, Luo Bu, and [-] cavalrymen towards Sheguo County.In the middle of the team, there was an exquisite carriage, beside which were five or six knights in plain clothes.Bagu was sitting in the car, and the guards around were Bagu's subordinates.

But when he couldn't see the shadow of Yecheng, Han Zhan turned his head and said to Guo Jia who was walking side by side, "Feng Xiao, when we raised troops from Sheguo County, did you ever think that we could defeat Yuan Benchu?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "My lord, when we sent troops from Sheguo County, Jia thought about what we should do if the crusade against Yuan Benchu failed. Unexpectedly, although Yuan Benchu won Jizhou, he didn't have time to integrate the people in the prefecture. As a result, as soon as our troops arrived, the officials loyal to the Han clan turned against each other one after another. Coupled with the cooperation of Gongsun Zan, we were able to take back Jizhou so easily."

Han Zhan waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, smiled lightly, and then added: "As well as Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army to help us. Although his soldiers and horses are not strong in combat power, once tens of thousands of people come out, Yuan Benchu will still be defeated." Attracted the attention of Yuan Tan. If it wasn't for their help to hold back Yuan Tan's troops, it wouldn't be so easy for us to defeat Yuan Benchu at Jieqiao."

Guo Jia agreed with Han Zhan's statement: "At the beginning, Gongsun Zan took advantage of the victory and went south to try to seize the Jieqiao in one fell swoop. As a result, his white horse righteous congregation was severely injured by Qu Yi, and his entire army was almost wiped out. If it weren't for Liu With the help of the three of Guan and Zhang, whether Gongsun Zan can escape unscathed is a question."

"My lord," seeing Han Zhan's absent-minded look, Guo Jia quickly asked, "What are you thinking?"

Chapter 340

Han Zhan asked Dianwei to lead the army to rest on the official road, and he, Guo Jia, Luo Bu and five hundred cavalrymen, led by the Yellow Turban Bandit, headed towards a cottage a few miles away.After walking for about half an hour, we came to the cottage that the Yellow Turban Thief mentioned.Compared with the cottages that Han Zhan had seen in the past, this place looked even more shabby. Not to mention the dilapidated buildings in the village, even the gate of the village was crooked.

Seeing this situation, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It really is a mob. Not to mention General Dianwei going out, even if Luo Bu leads fifty cavalry, he can easily break through this stronghold."

After entering the stockade, without waiting for Han Zhan's order, Rob rushed in with a hundred cavalry.After a while, all the yellow turban thieves who stayed in the stronghold were captured, even the imprisoned son and his followers were rescued.

The rescued young master came to Han Zhan, bowed to salute, and said repeatedly: "Thank you for saving your life, Xiao Ke is very grateful."

Han Zhan heard the voice of the person speaking in front of him seemed familiar, so he said to him, "Brother, your voice is very familiar, I wonder if you can raise your head and let me have a look."

After seeing the other party clearly, Han Zhan couldn't help being taken aback. He quickly got off the horse, stepped forward and grabbed the other party's arm, and said in surprise, "Mr. Zhen, how could it be you?"

The son rescued by Han Zhan was none other than Zhen Yan, the second son of the Zhen family.When Zhen Yan saw clearly that the person who rescued herself from the sea of suffering was actually Han Zhan, she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "So it's Tinghou, Xiao Ke didn't know your identity, so I was rude just now, please forgive me." He planned to kneel down to Han Zhan.

How could Han Zhan let his future brother-in-law kneel down to him? He quickly grabbed him and said, "It's nothing to worry about. Mr. Zhen doesn't need to be so polite." Then he asked Zhen Yan why he was rejected. Looted by bandits.

Zhen Yan replied: "Xiao Ke was ordered by her mother to go to Sheguo County to handle the family business. Unexpectedly, when she came here, she encountered a yellow scarf thief who robbed her. The accompanying guards were defeated and almost all died in battle. The rest of the people, together with Xiao Ke, were taken captive to the mountain stronghold. They thought they would die soon, but unexpectedly Tinghou descended from the sky and saved Xiao Ke's life. Xiao Ke will never forget this kindness and virtue."

"How many people are there in your entourage?" Han Zhan asked briefly.

"There are three more." Zhen Yan said, calling the three servants who were standing aside, and asked them to greet Han Zhan.After the ceremony was over, Zhen Yan sighed and said, "It's a pity that Xiao Ke's guards are all dead, and the horse was also robbed by the Yellow Turban Bandits. It may be more difficult and dangerous to go to Sheguo County."

"Mr. Zhen, don't worry. The Marquis is planning to go to Shexian County. We might as well go together." Don't see that Zhen Yan is only the second child of the Zhen family, but since the eldest brother died early, it means that he is the head of the Zhen family. If you go to Zhen's house to ask for a marriage, you will definitely have to pass his test, so Han Zhan tried his best to leave a good impression on the other party: "There will also be a support along the way."

Hearing Han Zhan's enthusiasm, Zhen Yan did not refuse. After expressing his gratitude, he ordered his followers to pack up their things, recovered the horse that was stolen by the Yellow Turban thief, and prepared to go on the road with Han Zhan.

Just as everyone was about to leave the cottage, Rob suddenly asked, "My lord, what should we do with these yellow turban thieves?"

If it was normal, Han Zhan would have ordered Rob to kill him without hesitation.But at this moment, in front of Zhen Yan, he didn't want to leave an impression of cruelty on the other party, so he told Rob: "Let them all go."

"What, let them all go?" Hearing what Han Zhan said, Rob showed a surprised expression on his face: "My lord, what should we do if they gather in the forest again after we let them go?"

"What should we do? If they dare to gather in the mountains again, we'll just come and wipe them out." Han Zhan glared at Rob, then raised his voice and said, "What are you still doing, why don't you untie them quickly."

A group of people returned to the official road, joined Dian Wei who was waiting here, and continued on their way.Seeing a dull-eyed servant behind Zhen Yan, Han Zhan asked curiously, "Second Young Master, your servant seems to be inappropriate."

"Tinghou really has a good eye." Zhen Yan turned to look at the servant behind him, sighed and said, "This person's history is a long story. Does Tinghou still remember the first time you and I met? "

"I remember." Han Zhan nodded and said, "At that time, Ben Hou was taking people to Sheguo County to take up his post. On the way, the axle of your carriage broke. Ben Hou also ordered someone to send you an axle."

Seeing that Han Zhan's memory of the past was still fresh, Zhen Yan smiled slightly, and then said: "We found this man by the Zhangshui River after we broke up with Tinghou. At that time, he was lying by the river with bruises all over his body. He was dying. My mother saw that he was pitiful, so she ordered someone to carry him into the carriage and drag him back to Yecheng together."

Knowing that this person was picked up by the Zhangshui River, Han Zhan couldn't help being interested, and asked curiously, "Second Young Master, I don't know what his origin is, why is he lying on the bank of the Zhangshui River with bruises all over his body?"

Who knew that Zhen Yan shook her head when she heard Han Zhan's question, and said, "Don't hide it from Tinghou, Xiao Ke doesn't know either."

The rescued young master came to Han Zhan, bowed to salute, and said repeatedly: "Thank you for saving your life, Xiao Ke is very grateful."

Han Zhan heard the voice of the person speaking in front of him seemed familiar, so he said to him, "Brother, your voice is very familiar, I wonder if you can raise your head and let me have a look."

"How many people are there in your entourage?" Han Zhan asked briefly.